i mean, when westerners say rome, they arent really talking about rome. ffs, england somehow convinced itself and the rest of the world that it’s the descendant of greco-roman civilization. this was only possibly by reinterpreting rome.
so i wouldnt call it just the pop-history understanding of classical civilization. this fake all-white marble rome goes deeper. it’s a bit more like the fascist fantasies about the past that never was.
also, didnt the white marble rome meme get started in the reneissance?
to be fair, actual historical Roman clothing was pretty colorful, but yeah, the pop-history understanding of Rome doesn’t necessarily emphasize that
i mean, when westerners say rome, they arent really talking about rome. ffs, england somehow convinced itself and the rest of the world that it’s the descendant of greco-roman civilization. this was only possibly by reinterpreting rome.
so i wouldnt call it just the pop-history understanding of classical civilization. this fake all-white marble rome goes deeper. it’s a bit more like the fascist fantasies about the past that never was.
also, didnt the white marble rome meme get started in the reneissance?